"To be beneficial, public policy must be based on good science. Bad science inevitably leads to bad public policy."

-- Dr. Jerome Arnett Jr, MD
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Smokers are people too. It's time for a change.

Smokers are associated with hard living, hard drinking red necks and that is ridiculous and why I put pictures of well known smokers on my site. I am NOT trying to make smoking romantic BUT the fact is that there are many romantic figures who do smoke or have smoked. -- Dr. Sam Benjamin

Welcome to Ban the Ban Wisconsin's official base of operations in the fight for freedom in the state of Wisconsin. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping the people and independent small businesses in the state by providing advocacy, education and data, and information dissemination regarding smoking bans and the overt abuse and harassment of smokers so that the real heart of the matter can be addressed; namely the issues of rights, essential liberty, and our ability to live our lives and run our businesses as we so choose. We demand that we be treated like the responsible adults that we are and be free of busybodies who think that we need to be forcibly protected from ourselves.

 

We are here for you - smokers, small business owners, concerned citizens, rights activists, legislators - Our goal is to counter the anti-tobacco movement with the irrefutable reality of the situation that can't be ignored,and anybody who can use this information is free to do so.


Get all of the news, commentary and analysis at our official blog or just click on one of the headlines below to go right to a specific post.

The launch of our government scorecard is now official. It's not complete, but we're working on it and we felt that we had enough information so far to be of use. Some people just don't want to give up an answer without a fight, so we're going to be tightening up the thumbscrews here!

 

Check out the health area to find our new area on harm reduction and the bizarre cover-up by anti-tobacco activists.

 

We're putting together a big event in Chippewa Falls to help the Tavern League members down there tell their city council that they will not stand for a city smoking ban! Official news will go out as soon as we get it pinned down, but this stands to be a big deal.

 

And of course, we would be remiss if we didn't mention that Operation Mollycoddle has been wonderfully successful so far! Keep up the good work, troops!

Please thank those who believe in our cause!
 
 
 
Ban the Ban's Take Action Quick Guide
The two most important things you can do are to sign BtBWI's petition and to become a sustaining member. These things will help us tell Madison to think twice before trying to infringe on our rights as private citizens and private business owners in Wisconsin.
 
 
 
Grab the "Do You Know..." "Common Criminal" "Unemployment" or any of our other flyers and pass them around your favorite bar or hang them on the community boards. Help spread the word!
 
 
 
Please consider a donation to help BtBWI help you. It's fast and secure through Donor Town Square, tax deductible and you know it's going to a good cause.
 
 
 
 
"Secondhand smoke is annoying to many nonsmokers. That is the essence of the controversy and where the debate should lie - the rights of smokers to smoke in public places versus the rights of nonsmokers to be free of tobacco smoke. In debates over individual liberties, fabricated and propagandized science should play no role." -- Steven Milloy

"I am a bartender at T-Bones Bar and Grill. The smoking ban went through our little city of Marshfield, WI. IT IS HURTING OUR BUSINESS BIG TIME. Sales down over 60%" 
 
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